ea
Meanings
Plural: eas
Noun
- the Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element
- A river or watercourse.
Det
- Alternative form of ea..
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English ee, ea, æ, from Old English ēa (“river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“waters, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Doublet of aqua.
Cognates
Cognate with North Frisian ia (“river”), Saterland Frisian Äi (“river”), West Frisian ie (“water, stream”), Dutch a (“water, stream”), German Ache (“water, stream, river, flood”), Danish å (“stream, creek”), Swedish å (“stream, creek”), Icelandic á (“stream, river”), Latin aqua (“water”).
Scrabble Score: 2
ea is not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionaryea is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
ea is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 0
ea is not valid in Words With Friends